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SUNY Chancellor JimMalatras traveled from Albany to participate in the event.“The pandemic proved once again that nurses are the heartbeat of the healthcare system. By expanding and improving the nursing facility and providing students with access to the most state-of-the-art technology, Finger Lakes Community College will enroll and graduate more nurses, many of whom will go right to work in the Finger Lakes area and its surrounding communities,” Malatras said. “When synergy exists between higher education, healthcare, philanthropy, and the public sector — we can solve educational and workforce demand issues in critical fields like nursing – allowing talented people to learn, grow, work, succeed, and serve our communities in a truly meaningful way. I want to express my sincere gratitude to the Sands Family Foundation for its gift, President (Robert) Nye for his leadership, as well as to Thompson Health and Empire State Development for their continued partnership.” Thompson Health, which employs a number of FLCC nursing graduates at F.F. Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua, will provide a faculty member for the LPN program. “With a designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Magnet hospital, F.F. Thompson Hospital prizes nursing excellence. We boast a number of FLCC graduates on our staff and they are among our finest associates, throughout not only the hospital but in our skilled- nursing facility, our urgent care centers, and our primary care practices as well,” said Michael Stapleton, Thompson Health chief executive officer. “Like FLCC, Thompson Health has a longstanding history with the Sands family, and I am proud to represent our health system as we celebrate their generosity and this incredible expansion of the college’s nursing program,” he added. “At a time when nurses are more vital than ever, it will benefit not only Thompson but our entire region for years to come.” The Sands Family Foundation is a private family foundation that awards grants in support of education, arts and culture, health care and other charitable causes. Its officers include Robert and Richards Sands, the sons of Marvin and Mickey Sands. In 1945, Marvin Sands founded the Canandaigua Wine Company, which later grew to become Constellation Brands. In 2009, Constellation Brands donated $1 million toward the expansion and renovation of the main campus, which was completed in 2013. The college named its main campus road Marvin Sands Drive in recognition of the gift. The Sands Family Foundation donated an additional $500,000 to that project in 2011. foundation annual report Shantaye Burkholder of Lyons, second-year student and recipient of the Wayne County Healthcare Scholar- ship, talked about her experience in the program with Doug Emblidge, 13WHAM news anchor, who also served as emcee for the groundbreaking. Foundation board thanks alumnae for leadership, welcomes new chair Louis Noce, left, FLCC chief advancement officer, poses with Ethan Fogg ’00, Debi Jones ’91 and Kelly La Voie ’96. The FLCC Foundation Board celebrated Debi Jones ’91 and Kelly La Voie ’96 during its annual directors meeting and board picnic on July 28. Debi Jones ’91 stepped down as the chair after serving on the board for 20 years. Ethan Fogg ’00 has succeeded Debi as the new chair. Kelly La Voie also rotated off the board after serving as the secretary as well as the president of the CCFL/FLCC Alumni Association. Marci Muller ’81 has assumed these roles going forward.